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Czechia Naming Customs: Difference between revisions
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**'''Geographical''' | **'''Geographical''' | ||
**'''Patronymic''' | **'''Patronymic''' | ||
**'''Descriptive''' or '''nickname''' | **'''Descriptive''' or '''nickname''' | ||
*The '''nobility and wealthy land owners''' were the first to begin using surnames. | *The '''nobility and wealthy land owners''' were the first to begin using surnames. | ||
*'''Merchants and townspeople''' then adopted the custom, as did the '''rural population'''. This process took two or three centuries. | *'''Merchants and townspeople''' then adopted the custom, as did the '''rural population'''. This process took two or three centuries. | ||